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Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment

27 February - 1 March 2024, Montreal, Canada

2nd CMS Workshop on Conservation Implications of Animal Culture and Social Complexity - Part II

3 - 4 April 2023, Parma, Italy

Sixth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD

9 - 13 February 2023, Paris, France

Why aren’t more big bike firms tracking their environmental impact?

Trek, one of the world’s biggest bicycle brands, recently released its sustainability report for 2021. Remarkably, this appears to be the first time a major bike company has published such a document.

We need to rethink the way we measure environmental impact

Biodiversity loss is a global phenomenon. Driven by habitat degradation, climate change, the introduction of invasive species and other anthropogenically induced factors, around 1 million of the 8 million plant and animal species on earth are threatened with extinction. Increasingly, biodiversit ...

Material extraction is responsible for 90% of global biodiversity loss

The extraction and production of materials contribute to 23% of global greenhouse gases and 90% of global biodiversity loss according to a report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Environmentalist warns that coral reefs are in a bad state

Environmental scientist and managing director of CL Environmental Consultants, Dr Carlton Campbell has disclosed that coral reefs in the western end of the island are currently in a bad state. The disclosure was made during the question-and-answer session of an environmental impact assessment (E ...

8th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference 2019

17 - 20 June 2019, Trondhein, Norway

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.

IPBES Global Assessment underscores need for transformational change to safeguard life on Earth

6 May 2019 – The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

Second External Review of the IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and other opportunities to participate in IPBES processes

Reference: SCBD/ OES/DC/RH/KM/87325 (2018-046)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, United Nations organizations, nongovernmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, business organizations, and educational organizations

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Expert review of the second order drafts of the IPBES thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration and of the four regional assessments on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/KM/85598 (2017-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

25 - 29 July 2016, Mexico City, Mexico

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for increasing planning efficiency and reducing conflicts of interest in and around coastal and marine protected areas (PAs)

Drawing example from India, the side event will present how Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) can be applied as a tool for integrated and inclusive planning and development of coastal and marine protected areas (PAs) and delineating and managing eco-sensitive zones(ESZ) around PAs for ...

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/11

Background Document on the Development of Practical Guidance and Toolkits to Minimize and Mitigate the Significant Adverse Impacts of Anthropogenic Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/5

Interim Update of Information on the Potential Impacts of Climate Geoengineering on Biodiversity and the Regulatory Framework Relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/6

Systematic Review on the Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Proposal to Update the Specific Workplan on Coral Bleaching

UNEP/CBD/MCB/EM/2014/1/2

Report of the Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/5

Progress Report on Addressing Impacts of Underwater Noise and Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/6

An Updated Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/5

Report of the Expert Workshop on Scientific and Technical Aspects Relevant to Environmental Impact Assessment in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/23

Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Revised Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine and Coastal Areas

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/15

Synthesis Document on the Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity